Collection Stephen Jarrett ;

Sa vente, 27 avril 1853, n° 5, selon une étiquette au verso ;

Vente anonyme ; Londres, Christie's, 19 avril 2000, n° 1 ;

Chez Claude Vittet ;

Acquis auprès de ce dernier par les parents des actuels propriétaires en 2003 ;

Collection particulière, France

In spite of the modest size of this work, everything is described with great precision, the density of the foliage, the reflections on the water, the grey shadow of the trees and the animals drinking peacefully…Lucas van Uden shows himself here to be a painter who is attentive to nature and aware of the multiple variations of the seasons and the hours of the day, in the graceful landscapes that became his speciality in Antwerp alongside talented artists such as David Teniers and Jan Brueghel the Younger. This speciality, that he must have developed in the studio of this father Artus van Uden, led to his painting numerous landscapes for Pieter Paul Rubens in the years between 1615 – 1630, and then collaborating with David Teniers the younger.

Our panel is characteristic of the works of Lucas van Uden: a landscape with green tones punctuated with tall trees and populated with pastoral figures. His painted works generally follow the same pattern: in the foreground, a bank of trees with foliage, some of which may be angled to break the monotony and lead the viewer's eye towards the centre of the landscape, where groups of trees or figures enliven the composition. A keen observer of the natural world, he was in the habit of sketching from nature.